How to Use incentivize in a Sentence

incentivize

verb

• That’s helped incentivize many consumers to make the switch.
  — Michelle Toh, CNN, 22 Aug. 2023
• Sometimes people need to be incentivized to do things in the right ways.
  — Becky Lucas, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Sep. 2023
• The birds weren’t trained or incentivized in any way to produce the swinging style of movement.
  — Brian Handwerk, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Jan. 2024
• This could be reasonably close, but with the playoffs in reach the Bills are incentivized.
  — Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 28 Dec. 2023
• That's the whole point of these tax credits -- to incentivize bringing back that full supply chain in the United States.
  — Morgan Korn, ABC News, 29 Jan. 2024
• Start with one or two core metrics and then incentivize teams to meet them—every month, week and even hour.
  — Mehdi Daoudi, Forbes, 26 Aug. 2022
• As such, these events incentivize fans to buy more albums even in a streaming era.
  — Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2024
• To train the crows to use the stones, the researchers started by making a cheese puff trail to the tube, incentivizing the crow’s curiosity.
  — Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Ars Technica, 14 Dec. 2023
• Thanks to baseball’s plan to incentivize mediocrity, there are 13 teams in the National League in the hunt for six playoff spots.
  — Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 8 July 2024
• Officials in those districts say the move in meant to incentivize teachers to remain on the job and recruit new ones.
  — Bychris Morris, Fortune, 22 Aug. 2023
• This incentivized them to make promises that the company couldn’t keep.
  — Alana Semuels, TIME, 18 June 2024
• The state would create a system to incentivize and ensure towns follow the plan, Boggs said.
  — Ginny Monk, Hartford Courant, 6 Jan. 2023
• The move could help incentivize the creation of more premium games as Roblox looks to attract older users.
  — Alex Heath, The Verge, 6 Sep. 2024
• Tax cuts that incentivize home builders to build affordable homes.
  — Nerdwallet, The Mercury News, 15 Oct. 2024
• This incentivizes a broad range of fashion brands to work with sports superstars on their tunnel looks.
  — Essence, 2 May 2024
• This incentivized the capitalist class to hire new workers on a large scale.
  — Jacob Swartz, Orange County Register, 14 May 2024
• Why doesn’t the federal government seem to care, and what could be done to incentivize more support there?
  — Jessica Royassistant Editor, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2022
• They are spelled out in Kill’s contract to incentivize upgrades for a program that has been one of the hardest places to win in college football.
  — Brent Schrotenboer, USA TODAY, 3 Jan. 2023
• The trust fund could help cities incentivize affordable rental housing, said Williams.
  — al, 11 Apr. 2023
• The media partners aren’t forced to pay more based on the conclusion of the reevaluation, but they will be incentivized to do so, the people said.
  — Alex Sherman, CNBC, 26 July 2024
• Google’s move to incentivize app developers to put in the extra work is overdue.
  — Wes Davis, The Verge, 26 July 2023
• The city should also look for ways to use tax credits to incentivize hotel owners to open rooms for shelter, Constant said.
  — Emily Goodykoontz, Anchorage Daily News, 17 Aug. 2023
• The stamps featured James Brown’s face on the front and incentivized supporting black businesses.
  — Shelby Stewart, Essence, 20 June 2024
• So they are incentivized to offer more services to you, and you are disincentivized from wanting to pay for them.
  — Jonquilyn Hill, Vox, 18 Sep. 2024
• That hand has been handing out more and more of these tax credits, incentivizing studios to stay in — or return to — Tinsel Town.
  — Tony Maglio, IndieWire, 10 Sep. 2024
• Dubón is a true spark plug atop the lineup, with speed and athleticism that is helped by baseball's rule changes incentivizing base stealing and contact at the plate.
  — Michael Shapiro, Chron, 27 Apr. 2023
• And that, experts agree, is one of policy—of making changes that incentivize their adoption.
  — WIRED, 21 Sep. 2022
• The officials said that step is meant to send a clear signal to the market and incentivize domestic oil production.
  — Conor Finnegan, ABC News, 19 Oct. 2022
• What's next: State and local governments as well as housing organizations are working to adjust zoning laws, incentivize affordable housing construction and address the high demand for housing among lower-income residents.
  — Christine Clarridge, Axios, 31 Oct. 2024
• By offering exclusive benefits, airlines incentivize travelers to choose them over competitors.
  — Jeff Fromm, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024

Last Updated: 1 Dec 2024